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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Lawyers for Ms Gimson are now seeking an injunction over this decision, calling the process "an utter sham". Bassetlaw/bstl/is a parliamentary constituency[n 1]in Nottinghamshire, represented in the House of Commonsof the UK Parliamentsince the 2019 general electionby Brendan Clarke-Smith, a Conservative. My suddenremoval as the parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw shows how moderates are being frozen out of the party. Its time to turn Bassetlaw red once again at the next General Election. Women and some ethnic minority men, who were treated similarly, have called me to offer their sympathy and solidarity. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. The only way to win against the tories is to face them head on. The Labour Party will place cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. [n 2] Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Party since 1929. Local members wanted a moderate on the ballot paper and as the selection had reopened for women not enough had applied this was an opportunity. In 2011 I became a Labour councillor in Camden and served in the cabinet. He was succeeded at that year's election by fellow Labour politician John Mann, who retained the seat at the next four elections. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. [1] Prior to this election, the council decided to move to all-out elections from 2015. But I fell in love with Bassetlaw and its warm-hearted, straight-talking people in a short space of time. Its time to turn Bassetlaw red at the next General Election. Ms Yates tweeted again on May 20: "Oh the disappointment that a family of screaming kids have moved in next door to shatter the idyllic peace we came here for.". The two main settlements of Retford and Worksop are the only areas of the district that are unparished, however, both towns are entitled to elect a town mayor via their respective charter trustees. I have represented Bassetlaw at a national level for over 10 years fighting for our area. Back Simons campaign to become the next Labour Candidate for Bassetlaw. He has worked in senior roles for a number of housing associations across the region ever since. She also criticised current Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, who represents Bassetlaw, describing him as "rude" and "contemptuous," and the wider legacy of the Conservatives in the UK. . 27 YEARS AS A LABOUR PARTY MEMBER Growing up, the tories ripped the heart out of our community. But I believe that we are at a turning point for the country and that we need a Labour government to stop us turning into a low-tax state with a race to the bottom on wages and workers rights and with the NHS becoming a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with the US. Theyve been replaced by young families buying four-bed houses in new upmarket housing estates, who have little attachment to the area or its history. Sally Gimson was last week. He says: I was never a lover of the EU. Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. I also offered a vision beyond Brexit of a constituency which could power the country with renewable energy as it once powered the country with coal. He is disillusioned with politics. In 2019, Mann resigned being having been appointed to head a government inquiry on tackling anti-Semitism and to take a seat in the House of Lords. With you on our side, we are stronger in this fight. They have squandered billions of taxpayers money and lurch from crisis to crisis whilst local families and business suffer. I never voted leave for a no deal., Now, Whitehead says, Id probably vote differently, if given the opportunity again. Matt Hancock is paying the price for his self-congratulatory book, Sunaks Windsor deal has left Boris Johnson high and dry, Universal Credit falls short of covering the bare essentials. There were no boundary changes in 1997. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. This page was last edited on 29 December 2022, at 19:16. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We also underestimated how it has in some ways legitimised xenophobia and racist opinions., Bell agrees. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Our weekly culture newsletter from books and art to pop culture and memes sent every Friday. The 1923 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 December 1923. The tweet read: "Had enough of the all-round [expletive] that is our Tory government. The Conservative Party are. [7], In the December 2019 general election, the Conservatives won the seat with a swing from Labour of 18.4%, the largest recorded in the election. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. I accepted that it could initially put the British economy in a tough position, but I thought we could get a deal like Norway has. Labour first won the seat in the 1929 general election. The account has since gone private, but screenshots seen by Lincolnshire Live show Ms Yates discussing being banned from Facebook and criticising nearby towns and families. She said she had been recently elected to a new role, Sign up to our free email alerts for the top daily stories sent straight to your e-mail. 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Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. LOCAL COUNCILLOR FOR 19 YEARS How care can be moved into the home, Forget values or policies - if you're a woman, getting selected as a parliamentary candidate is all about the hair, Joanna Cherrys Diary: Identity politics, squabbles in the SNP, and my position on the leadership race, The big consultancy con, with Mariana Mazzucato, The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon Audio Long Reads, Facility / Grounds Management and Maintenance, HR, Training and Organisational Development, Information and Communications Technology, Information Services, Statistics, Records, Archives, Infrastructure Management - Transport, Utilities, Science and Technical Research and Development. The most recent council election on 2 May 2019 resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. Despite torycuts, Bassetlaw now has the largest Council House building programme in a generation and pays. 4. The electricians, brick works, timber yards and other industries that used to service the mines are all long gone. And there are now at least eight food banks. Each ward returns either one, two or three councillors at each election depending upon the number of electors within each ward. Something went wrong, please try again later. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. The north-east has also seen profound changes in the politics of its residents. Currently the confirmed candidates for the seat are: Green Party, Kristopher Wragg; Brexit Party, Debbie Soloman and Liberal Democrat, Helen Tamblyn-Saville. The district is along with Bolsover District, North East Derbyshire and Borough of Chesterfield is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region. He then worked nationally for Unison and in 2005 became Labour MP for Blaydon, in Gateshead. I have been a Labour Party member for 27 years, a local Councillor for 19 years and Council Leader for 10 years. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. He was an active party member and very much a believer that being a member was the best way of being involved in the local community. At that election, Labour won a majority of seats and retained its control of the council, which it has controlled since 2011. The Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats, but Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, and H. H. Asquith's reunited Liberal Party gained enough seats to produce a hung parliament.It is the most recent UK general election in which a third party (here, the Liberals) won over 100 seats. Read about our approach to external linking. Dominic Cummingss trip to Barnard Castle. The district has four towns: Worksop, Tuxford, Harworth Bircotes and Retford. Local families are being taxed to the hilt.Living standards are being squeezed like never before.The Tories have betrayed the trust of local people andwasted billions of taxpayers money. From 1983 to 2010, the constituency comprised the following Bassetlaw district wards: On a historical measure, this had been a very safe seat for the Labour Party before 2019, with their own or related candidates having held it since the 1929 general election. The Labour Party was born at the turn of the 20th century out of the frustration of working-class people at their inability to field parliamentary candidates through the Liberal Party, which at that time was the dominant social-reform party in Britain. Theyre here because of reasonable housing prices with good links to the M1 and rail services to Nottingham and Sheffield where there are decent jobs.. Ms Gimson said: "I am baffled that when we have a party which talks about justice and fairness, and also talks about how local members need to be making decisions, that the central party can come in and say the decision made by local members here in Bassetlaw is not valid and they cannot endorse me.". A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. I grew up in a large noisy family with four sisters and a brother, money was scarce, with winters spent squashed into one room and a reliance on free school dinners and jumble sales to get by. A shortlist for the constituencys next parliamentary candidate has now been finalised and hustings are scheduled for August 6th after which local members will vote for who they want to be Labours parliamentary candidate. Yet once the country voted to leave, however, he believes Labour should have accepted the decision and fought for a proper deal. The Tories are hell bent on division and hate. General Election 2019 Latest . These wards were transferred to Mansfield constituency in 2010. The Labour 2017. Local families are being taxed to the hilt. Sally Gimson is a former Labour parliamentary candidate and a former Camden councillor. Councillor Simon Greaves, who has led the authority for a. Val Yates, who is. 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In that year, the town of East Retford and the neighbouring areas were transferred to the redrawn Newark constituency. I always thought it primarily represented the interests of bosses, big business and the banks, it rarely did anything for ordinary people. [n 2]Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Partysince 1929. It shares the name with the Bassetlaw district. The 2019 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Following the next set of elections in 1976, the Labour Party lost its majority and no single party held a majority of seats. Enough is enough. It was this that led me to join the Labour Party to stand up and fight for thearea I am proud to call home. It is important there are a broad range of people representing the party and that its MPs are reflective of society. All these foreign countries want to do business with us they cant afford not to. He went out canvassing for Labour at the last election and says he heard the same two things on the doorstep: Im voting for Boris cos hell get Brexit done and I dont trust that Corbyn. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. The council resolved in 2014 to hold all-out elections from 2015 onwards, with all 48 councillors elected in all-out elections every four years. The Bassetlaw Division (named after one of the ancient Wapentakes of the county) as originally created in 1885 consisted of the municipal borough of East Retford, the petty sessional divisions of Retford and Worksop and part of Mansfield petty sessional division. Put other recent Notts results into some perspective. 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Residents' health and wealth are slightly below the UK average.[3]. Map of the results of the election. Until 2015, the council was elected by thirds, with district elections being held every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place. The Mexican Silver Town Band and Shireoaks colliery banner at the Durham miners gala in 2009. The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Surprisingly, I was long-listed and then short-listed. Val Yates, who is believed to have been recently appointed to the role, has been suspended by the party. The previous Bassetlaw District Council election occurred in 2019 and resulted in the Labour Party winning 37 seats and . VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Local government boundary changes in the 1930s now meant that Bassetlaw County Constituency was defined as comprising the Municipal Boroughs of East Retford and Worksop, the Urban District of Warsop and the Rural Districts of East Retford and Worksop. The constituency includes 22 electoral wards from Bassetlaw District Council: Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in Nottinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England made changes to the constituency for the 2010 general election to allow for population changes, most noticeably by moving the small town of Market Warsop into Mansfield constituency. academy of western music; mucinex loss of taste and smell; william fuld ouija board worth. The first elections to the council took place on 7 June 1973, which resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the newly created council after winning 29 of 51 seats available. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. In 2006, the Conservatives gained control of the council for the first time and held control until 2010 when a series of by-election defeats caused them to lose their majority. Brendan Clarke-Smith MP for Bassetlaw My Map News Surgeries & Events Contact Constituency Office 16 Bridge Place, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1JS 01909 738 956 brendan.clarkesmith.mp@parliament.uk Westminster Office House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA 020 7219 4272 brendan.clarkesmith.mp@parliament.uk Brendan on Facebook "As the Labour Party prepares for the District Elections in May 2023, I think the time is right for them . From left-right: Adrian Gilfoyle, Phil Whitehead, George Bell (holding his original miners lamp) and Dave Potts. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council[4]. 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